Bent settles issue as Platt’s new era dawns with victory

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IF THIS was a glimpse of the future, then it might be best to stock up on the Valium and invest in a good cocktail cabinet. David Platt’s rookie side earned an entertaining victory in front of a sell-out crowd at Hull City’s KC Stadium last night, but there were enough highs and lows along the way to suggest that the kindergarten crop will make their coach suffer as he rebuilds. “I don’t want to win many games 3-2, ” he said. “At my age I can’t take it. We have to grow up quicker.”